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Govt plans to spend $2 bn on health, education, amenities
In a bid to increase public spending and take counter cyclical measures to beat the downturn, the Government plans to spend around $2 billion towards health, education and urban amenities. Of this, over $700 million will come in the form of grants from European Commission and UK’s Department for International development (DFID).
- Date:
- 31/12/2008
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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36 lakh poor families in Chhattisgarh to get free health cover
Continuing its populist schemes, the BJP Government in Chhattisgarh has now decided to provide health insurance cover for free and cashless treatment facility to 36 lakh poor families in the state.
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- 31/12/2008
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Govt sets up 22-member authority to rate food
Centre has finally constituted a 22-member regulatory authority that will judge and rate food - right from the kitchens of luxury hotels to the roadside eating joints - according to scientific standards. The authority will finalise the guidelines by March next year and will lay down food standards of the country, including its regulation manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import.
- Date:
- 31/12/2008
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Two children in Bihar die after vaccination
Two children, including an infant, died after being administered vaccines in a Bihar village, health officials and parents said Tuesday.A 20-day-old boy died Monday, a day after he was administered DPT and BCG vaccines in Kamrauli village of Darbhanga district, about 200 km from here.
- Date:
- 31/12/2008
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Fresh melamine scare
More than 1,500 boxes of Chinese biscuits exported to Hong Kong and Singapore have tested positive for melamine as suspects in the protracted tainted-food scandal go on trial in China, local media reported on Tuesday.
- Date:
- 31/12/2008
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Kids at risk even after you stub the butt
Those who believe that their children are safe from the harmful effects of tobacco because they always smoke outside their homes, or inside only when kids are away, need to think about again. A new study has shown that tobacco smoke contamination lingers even after a cigarette has been extinguished.
- Date:
- 31/12/2008
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Processed food may lead to lung cancer
Common food additives known as phosphates may help lung cancer tumors grow faster, at least in mice, South Korean researchers reported. Their tests in mice suggest the additives — found in many soft drinks, baked goods and processed meats and cheese — may also help tumors develop in the first place.
- Date:
- 31/12/2008
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Ban on smoking in public places fails to take off
The ambitious ban on smoking in public places has failed to take off in a majority of states.
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- 31/12/2008
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Meningococcal meningitis claims 193 lives in State
SHILLONG: Meningococcal meningitis has claimed 193 lives in the State this year and there are public concerns that the killer disease is yet to be wiped out from Meghalaya.
Director of Health Services Dr KH Lakiang on Wednesday said only ten meningococcal meningitis deaths had been "medically confirmed" by doctors in government hospitals.
- Date:
- 26/12/2008
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- Shillong Times (Shillong)
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Project to reduce hospital-borne infections
The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in association with the district administration and the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) will implement a unique SAFE I- Project, said District Collector M Beena at a press conference here on Friday.
The novel project aims at bringing down hospital-borne infections by ensuring safe injection and thereby decreasing iatrogenic diseases.
- Date:
- 23/12/2008
- Source:
- New Indian Express (Kochi)
